their plans to ask the united nations for statehood tomorrow. the president made his case to the u.n. general assembly and in a private meeting with palestinian president mahmud abbas. the u.s. wants palestinian statehood achieved through negotiations with israel. >>> a major in wildfires and poor air quality. now the severe drought in texas has many farms struggling to survive. cotton is the big cash croap in the lone star state. >>> if you dread your morning commute, have you thought of trying it car-free? one way to ditch the wheels at 5:38. >> at 5:22, dallas week and the redskins are focusing on their biggest rival. also next at 5:14. howard looks for sun between the rain. year after year. e in your wallet feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> welcome back. 5:14 this thursday morning. closer to the weekend and closer to putting away the rain we're. >> or maybe putting it aside, rain gear, maybe not away just yet. our next real try day is monday -- dry day is monday. today not that bad. some showers here and there. tomorrow looks to be the wettest